Bhopal Forest Department staff was attacked by 25 to 30 people after the team was patrolling in the night on Friday in the area bordering Bhopal with Vidisha; a forest guard got injured due to stone pelting and attackers snatched a bike and set it ablaze.
The injured forest guard was admitted to the hospital. After the attack, the accused also snatched the bike from the forest staff and escaped. The bike was found some distance away and was badly damaged due to fire.
Police have registered a case in the matter. Forest guard Khuman Singh was injured in the attack. The incident took place on the border of Nazirabad and Lateri forest of Bhopal and Vidisha.
Ranger Deepak Srivastava said that the forest guard was admitted to the hospital and treated. On Saturday, police and forest department officers reached the spot. Investigated for about 2 hours.
DFO Alok Pathak said that a case has been registered in the police station regarding the attack on forest staff.
After attacking the forest department staff, the accused also set the motorcycle on fire.
Ranger Deepak Srivastava said that this incident happened late on Friday night in the Dhaiya area ahead of Lateri and Nazirabad. The forest department team was patrolling in the forest. Just then 25-30 people came on 10-15 motorcycles. Who after seeing the staff started throwing stones. Forest guard Khuman Singh got hurt due to this. After throwing stones for some time the accused ran away. While leaving, the attackers snatched the bike, went some distance and set it on fire.
After some time another team reached the spot. Then forest guard Khuman was taken to the hospital. Here, the accused were also traced, but they were not found.
In this matter, the Nazirabad police station has registered a case against unknown accused under sections of arson, obstructing government work, robbery and attacking government employees. On Saturday morning, Berasia SDOP Pankaj Dixit, Ranger Deepak Srivastava, Nazirabad police station incharge Sunil Chaturvedi along with Lateri police station incharge also reached the spot.
The officers investigated for two hours. Officers also reached Lalpur, Alampur. It is said that the police have also found important clues regarding the attackers. The details of the accused would be revealed in the investigation.